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8/08/2018

GOVERNOR EMMANUEL SACKS COMMISSIONERS ALLIED WITH AKPABIO

Ahead of the defection of Senator Godswill Akpabio from the
Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, Gov. Udom Emmanuel
of Akwa Ibom has sacked two commissioners loyal to Akpabio.

The commissioners were sacked with direct effect for what
was called “act of treachery”.

They are the Commissioners for Labour, Productivity and
Manpower Development, Mr. Ibanga Akpabio, and Culture and Tourism, Mr. Victor
Antai.

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Charles
Udoh, said the two commissioners had to be removed from the State Executive
Council for infidelity to the governor.

Ibanga, who is a younger brother to Sen. Godswill Akpabio
was sacked alongside Antai for receiving Akpabio, a former governor of the
state and Emmanuel’s predecessor, at the Ibom International Airport on Tuesday.

Akpabio flew into the state preparatory to his plan to
defect from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC).

Udoh said the commissioners had to be removed from the state
executive council following their “unwillingness to comply with good governance
processes.’’

“With the development, they have been mandated to handover
to the Permanent Secretary in their respective ministries before close of work
on Wednesday August 8,’’ he said.

The commissioner stressed that the duo showed complete
disloyalty to Emmanuel and therefore could not continue to remain in the state
executive.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpabio on
Tuesday tendered his resignation as the senate minority leader and will
formally defect to All Progressives Congress today.

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